| Decision Id 10006 Decision |
A membership fee of $25 per family or $5 per meeting will take effect starting next week. The first meeting is free. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10016 Decision |
All interest thats earned on the fund from $10,000 C. H. fee belongs to Assoc.; every year after the first monies are put into the fund, the amounts that new purchasers have to put in go up 3.5%. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10019 Decision |
Vote by all members required to approve assessments of $100 or more. Other details of the Crea bylaws worked out. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10024 Decision |
$10,000 C.H. fee must be paid before framing house or one year after purchase lot, whichever is first. This new policy will be written up and voted on officially as soon as possible. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10025 Decision |
Each lot owner will pay the Association $18 per month. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10032 Decision |
Founding members who will not be buying lots after all will be reimbursed for $500 that had been set aside for architectural services. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10038 Decision |
Treasurer's decision: Each unit will pay $18 per month, starting on the date of closing on a lot. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10039 Decision |
Cap of $90 per month on assessments proposed, less if possible, as this sum can mean the acceptance or denial of a mortgage. (No mention in Minutes as to whether this was approved.) |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10044 Decision |
Interim assessment of $30 per month beginning May 1; all lot owners will pay this, whether residing at Commons or not. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10054 Decision |
Budget for Feast Day will be funded by a special assessment of $25 per household, plus $300 from Partnership Outreach fund. This will be officially ratified later. (This ratification not found in Minutes.) |
LynnwoodBrown |
21 February |
| Decision Id 10057 Decision |
Announcing which members owe money to the Assoc. will be a regular practice in business meetings. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10062 Decision |
Feast Day assessment of $25 collected; said to be due from all members residing in New Mexico. |
LynnwoodBrown |
21 February |
| Decision Id 10098 Decision |
Assessments are due from owner upon issuance of a building permit. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10101 Decision |
C.H. fee due from buyers shall increase by $25 per month after January 1, 1993. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10102 Decision |
Promissory note for C.H. fee payable in full either one year after date of sale, when construction is commenced, or when a mortgage is placed on the unit for construction of a residence, whichever comes first. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10155 Decision |
Partnership Outreach fund will pay $200 of Celebration Day costs; the rest will be raised from requested donations of $10 per household. |
LynnwoodBrown |
21 February |
| Decision Id 10169 Decision |
The assessment for unworked hours will be reduced to $10 an hour, beginning with the November 1 work period. |
LynnwoodBrown |
10 September |
| Decision Id 10171 Decision |
Starting in December, meal assessments will be collected prior to the month toward which they Fina apply. The amount of the assessment will be based on the prior months actual meal charge, and any short-fall or credit to ones account for one month will be reflected in the next months billing. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10194 Decision |
We will begin using the Guestrooms. A one-time fee for each reservation will go to a Guestroom Manager. For one month (until the next business meeting) the President of the Association will be in charge of administration. By the next business meeting, the Guestroom Committee will present a complete and definitive proposal on rates, etc. to be used. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10196 Decision |
We willl have a preposted $5/meal night ($2 more than the usual price) for an especially nice meal, only on the extra ninth meal of months that have it. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10197 Decision |
The price for the Seder meal will be the same for Commoners and guests, unlike our usual meals. The price will be $5. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10202 Decision |
A special rate for Commons members was set for the guestrooms: $10 per night - with $5 from the first night going for the reservation fee, and $5 each night going to pay off the guestroom debt (until it is paid off). |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10218 Decision |
The Celebration Day will consist of a major potluck with a band, with some funding from the Outreach (Partnership) fund, the rest by donations. A self-mail informal invitation/flyer will be prepared. Celebration Day Commmittee formed. |
LynnwoodBrown |
21 February |
| Decision Id 10237 Decision |
If assessment not paid by 25th of month, $5 fee charged. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10245 Decision |
For other of Barbara's legal fees relating to same issue, $500 from Partnership Fund, $25 per household from built homes, and voluntary donations from other lot owners, will be contributed. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10246 Decision |
Special assessments to pay for as-built surveys approved. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10255 Decision |
All lots, whether improved or unimproved, will be assessed equally beginning January, 1996. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10274 Decision |
If the C.H. kitchen is fully used by groups not directly related to the Commons, the Kitchen Comm. has the discretion to charge $1 per person per event. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10310 Decision |
If lot D1 sells by October, 1997, the Commons will get a prefixed amount of $12,000 to cover Common House mortgage, interest and maintenance fees due on D1. This represents a waiving of $500 of interest. If the lot doesn't sell by October, the amounts will be subject to renegotiation. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10341 Decision |
A proposal for each community member to pay $3 to pay for extra cost of the fall festival was blocked. A proposal for each household to pay $10 was blocked. A proposal for those q inviting more than 5 guests to pay $2 per additional guest was blocked. A proposal to take $300 from the Workshop budget was blocked. A proposal for a special assessment of $10 per household with an override of those who do not agree to pay was blocked. Approved: each household will be assessed $5, and the rest of the needed money will come from the |
LynnwoodBrown |
21 February |
| Decision Id 10345 Decision |
Treasurer decision: Accounts past due will be charged 1% interest per month. |
LynnwoodBrown |
09 September |
| Decision Id 10346 Decision |
The decision for a special assessment at the last meeting is moot, because the decision process didn't follow the bylaws. We will fund the festival with $500 from Outreach, $300 from the Kitchen, and the rest will come from the Contingency Fund after asking for voluntary donations. |
LynnwoodBrown |
21 February |
| Decision Id 10359 Decision |
During the quarter that work is required, a resident may hire someone to perform hours for them. After the end of the quarter, the resident owing hours will be billed for the hours. The money will go ito the general fund. |
LynnwoodBrown |
10 September |
| Decision Id 10400 Decision |
Budget Process: Approved to use the following structure and assumptions: 1) Structure: Committee input plans by November 1 |
EllenB1 |
03 October |
| Decision Id 10567 Decision |
Units are charged the city surcharge if they exceed the amount of water allocated. Bill will provide a written statement about this policy, to be included on the next water usage summary. |
KristinB |
19 November |
| Decision Id 10611 Decision |
The creation of an Arrears Task Force was approved by the Board. The task force will meet with owners who have become 60 days overdue and at least $330 in arrears in invoiced payments to the Commons for monthly assessments, utilities, or other expenses. Initial members are Jennifer Dryfoos, Ellen Kemper, Dick Roth and Dan Murray. |
KristinB |
04 October |
| Decision Id 10628 Decision |
An ad hoc committee was formed to develop draft guidelines that describe the purpose of the Family Fund and how it can be accessed. The committee is made up of Lasita, Dick, and Jamey. |
KristinB |
04 October |
| Decision Id 10705 Decision |
The draft 2019 budget passed the first of its two required meetings. There were no objections to raising the monthly assessment to $75. |
KristinB |
05 February |
| Decision Id 10706 Decision |
The 2019 Budget passed the second of its two required meetings. This budget raises our monthly assessment to $75. |
KristinB |
05 February |
| Decision Id 10758 Decision |
The U.S. Social Security Cost-Of-Living Adjustment will be routinely applied to the amount of the Commons monthly assessment each year in order to create a baseline amount that is held constant for inflation. This inflation-adjusted amount will be provided with the proposed Commons Annual Budget in January, along with a proposed monthly assessment fee amount that either leaves this inflation-adjusted value unchanged from the past year or proposes to increase or decrease this inflation-adjusted amount. |
Mermaid Ekena |
22 December |
| Decision Id 10762 Decision |
Consensus achieved to increase the minimum donation of the first night of stay in a guest room from $50-$70 |
Mermaid Ekena |
22 January |
| Decision Id 10764 Decision |
Board members support membership fees in community organizations. $750 for Co-housing USA and $ 277 for Foundation for Intentional Communities (FIC) for 2024. |
Mermaid Ekena |
22 January |
| Decision Id 10765 Decision |
New Guest Room Rules: Limit of 2 contiguous weeks for any one guest room request by a host within a month, and a limit of 18 days total use by any host within a given month. Exceptions can be made by a designated member of the guest room committee. |
Mermaid Ekena |
22 January |
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